APAC stories - Page 8
India PC shipments hit record 15.9 million in 2025
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digital transformation
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e-learning
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supply chain
India's PC market surged to a record 15.9 million shipments in 2025, powered by notebook demand, AI machines and brisk commercial buying.
Closing the gender digital divide: Why women's voices must shape connectivity policy
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uc
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5g & beyond
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digital literacy
As Asia Pacific races ahead on 5G, experts warn women risk being left offline unless their voices shape digital policy from the start.
Getting comfortable with discomfort: Advancing female leadership in technology
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fleet management
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telematics
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iwd
Female leaders say embracing discomfort and broadening ideas of who belongs in tech is vital to unlock innovation and gender-balanced leadership.
Innovation scales through ecosystems and leadership scales through people
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
As AI, cloud and networking reshape tech, HPE says ecosystems and inclusive leadership are key to unlocking innovation and women's progress.
AI-era contact centres become strategic CX data hubs
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crm
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uc
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data protection
In 2026, AI turns the contact centre from a cost to a real-time intelligence engine, transforming CX into core competitive advantage.
Beyond infrastructure: Reimagining networks to drive real business impact
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Asia Pacific firms must redesign networks as strategic assets, aligning cloud and AI demands with agility, resilience and measurable growth.
The importance of 'the connectors' in an AI-powered industry
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digital transformation
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data science
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martech
In an AI-driven adtech world, unsung 'connectors'-often women-are emerging as key leaders, translating innovation into real-world impact.
Bitget pushes Web3 gender inclusion with Blockchain4Her
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Bitget launches a global Blockchain4Her drive for International Women's Day, pushing gender inclusion and women's leadership in Web3.
AI seen as new risk as firms lag on surveillance plans
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digital transformation
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crypto
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partner programmes
Most financial firms see AI driving new compliance risks within a year, yet nearly a third still lack a trade surveillance strategy.
Upwind ramps up APJ cloud security push from India
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saas
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data protection
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devops
Upwind boosts India hub and APJ cloud footprint as runtime security demand surges amid rising breaches and tighter regional regulations.
Building payments that work for everyone: Why diverse teams are the key to secure innovation
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biometrics
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crypto
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fintech
Diverse, psychologically safe teams are proving crucial to designing secure, seamless payment innovations that reflect real customers' lives.
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Give to gain: Why mentoring is a leadership responsibility in tech
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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collaboration
In today's tech world, mentoring is not a perk but a core duty, unlocking talent, widening opportunity and strengthening leadership.
Ripple expands Ripple Payments with custody, collections
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Ripple expands Ripple Payments with new custody and collections tools as stablecoin-based cross-border settlement surges among institutions.
How nurturing your female employees creates a stronger pool of future leaders
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storage
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it industry
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australian bureau of statistics
Backing high-potential women with mentoring and stretch roles builds stronger leaders, boosts retention and strengthens business outcomes.
AI & hyperscale to more than double data centre spend
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
AI and hyperscale build-outs will propel data centre networking spend from USD $55.64 billion in 2025 to USD $139.08 billion by 2031.
Lightstorm & Arrcus bring AI-ready networks to Asia-Pacific
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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sdn
Lightstorm and Arrcus team up to deliver AI-ready, policy-driven networking for distributed training and inference across Asia-Pacific.
Rakuten Symphony, Lightstorm team on sovereign NaaS
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virtualisation
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
Rakuten Symphony and Lightstorm join forces to offer a sovereign NaaS platform for automated, compliant cloud-network services across MEA, India and APAC.
AI scales in APAC finance as tokenisation gains pace
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digital transformation
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biometrics
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fintech
APAC finance firms race to scale AI from pilots to production as tokenisation and blockchain investments signal deeper market overhaul ahead.
Smart Communications gains CSA STAR Level 2 in Singapore
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data protection
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Smart Communications secures CSA STAR Level 2 in Singapore for its AWS-hosted SmartCOMM and SmartIQ, boosting cloud security assurance.
Yubico picks Singapore for new Asia Pacific HQ push
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data protection
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
Yubico has chosen Singapore for a new global HQ, bolstering Asia Pacific operations as demand for phishing-resistant authentication grows.